tomb

the crypto undertaker
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commit 5f5fb06d433f384be36c61b02bc7cc45976d8558
parent 3eb93acc18fde81d093f257b630a6f6321877ef8
Author: Jaromil <jaromil@dyne.org>
Date:   Mon, 20 May 2013 13:17:48 +0200

documentation updates

Diffstat:
Mdoc/Tomb_User_Manual.org | 14+++++++-------
Mdoc/tomb.1 | 7+++++--
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/Tomb_User_Manual.org b/doc/Tomb_User_Manual.org @@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ modprobe dm_crypt ** Automatic doors -When logging out of a server it is very easy to forget and leave behind open tombs. +When logging out of a server it is very easy to forget and leave +behind open tombs. Using a simple cronjob will make sure that all tombs on server are closed automatically if the user who opened them is no more logged in: @@ -285,13 +286,12 @@ every minute. ** Lack of entropy -To create a tomb on a server (especially VPS) the problem becomes the -lack of available entropy. Generating keys on a desktop (using +To create a tomb key on a server (especially VPS) the problem becomes +the lack of available entropy. Generating keys on a desktop (using the *forge* command) is the best choice, since entropy can be gathered -simply moving the mouse. Anyway, in case there is no GNU/Linux desktop -available with the tomb script installed, one can try generating keys -directly on the server in a reasonable time usi EGD, the Entropy -Gathering Daemon. +simply moving the mouse. Anyway, in case there is no GNU/Linux +desktop, one can try generating keys directly on the server in a +reasonable time usi EGD, the Entropy Gathering Daemon. On Debian/Ubuntu, install these packages: diff --git a/doc/tomb.1 b/doc/tomb.1 @@ -277,9 +277,12 @@ it, you could make an encrypted swap it. Tomb doesn't detect if your swap is encrypted, and will complain anyway. .SH EXAMPLES -Inline example: +Create a 128MB large "secret" tomb and its keys, then open it .EX - test test + tomb dig -s 128 secret.tomb + tomb forge secret.tomb.key + tomb lock secret.tomb secret.tomb.key + tomb open secret.tomb -k secret.tomb.key .EE .SH BUGS Please report bugs on the tracker at